5G wireless camera technology from Vislink featured in an innovative 5G private network trial during the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Vislink participated in the trial with BT Media and Broadcast and the BBC, who trialled the standalone 5G private network for broadcast coverage of the Commonwealth Games. This represents the first time the cutting-edge technology has […] More
Last week saw the opening of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and, as the UK broadcast rights holder, the BBC has a wealth of coverage across multiple outputs. The bulk of this production effort is well tried and tested but it proved to be a great opportunity for BBC R&D to test new ideas in […] More
Vislink has delivered private network 5G technology at the recent Gallagher Premiership Rugby match between Saracens and the Northampton Saints at StoneX Stadium in London. The Vislink and Mobile Viewpoint deployment brings bidirectional IP connectivity right to the edge and delivers operational efficiencies for broadcasters by enabling virtualised production in the cloud. Vislink supported the […] More
Last weekend BT demonstrated its broadcast capabilities with its combined operations of BT Media and Broadcast, BT Sport and EE working to showcase the benefits that 5G and cloud-based technologies bring to broadcasters. BT delivered the broadcast innovations on Saturday (21 May) at the Gallagher Premiership Rugby match between Saracens versus Northampton Saints, where it […] More
Globecast teamed up with France Televisions Overseas and its Regionale Directorate Réunion La 1ère to trial a 4K pop-up channel for coverage of the Grand Raid 2021 trail run. Globecast also worked with Orange to create a trial of 4K contribution over 5G for the October event, which facilitated remote production of the ultra-running event […] More
EE and BT Sport have unveiled new ways to watch and experience sports and the performing arts using 5G and extended reality (XR) technology, developed through an EE and BT Sport-led project, 5G Edge-XR. The project demonstrates how the potential of EE’s 5G network, paired with cloud graphics processing units, can enable consumers to view […] More
A landmark project using 5G broadcast technology to supercharge the way fans interact with live sport in the stadium, named 5G Vista, has been piloted at a major sporting event in the UK. The pilot marks the finale of the project, run by a government-backed consortium using 5G technologies to deepen audience engagement, broaden content […] More
Verizon, Bloomberg Media, Zixi and AWS are working together to test how 5G and mobile edge computing can transform how global business news is produced, delivered and consumed. Using Verizon 5G Edge with AWS Wavelength, Bloomberg Media will be able to package and deliver live 4K UHD content without the need for satellites, allowing for […] More
Yiannis Exarchos has been CEO of Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) following the Olympic Games London 2012, after having served as a top executive for all Olympic host broadcasting organisations since Athens 2004. He recently gave an interview for the OBS Media Guide laying out his thoughts concerning the unusual planning of the Beijing 2022 Games […] More
At the Tokyo Games, Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) chief technology officer Sotiris Salamouris and his team embraced a number of technologies for the first time, including IP, UHD and HDR, at a scale never seen before. At the Beijing Winter Olympics, those efforts continue but with even more innovation thanks to the use of 5G, […] More
